Covering nearly 225 years, this volume tries to capture a broad spectrum of the situation of women performers from Gerasim Lebedeff's time (1795), who are consi
The Routledge Handbook of Women’s Work in Music presents a unique collection of core research by academics and music practitioners from around the world, enga
This book explores the ‘folk’ performance genre of Kobigaan, a dialogic song-theatre form in which performers verse-duel, in contemporary West Bengal in Ind
This book is a guide to identifying female creators and artistic movements from all parts of Asia, offering a broad spectrum of media and presentation represent
This book foregrounds the subjectivity of ‘acting women’ amidst violent debates on femininity and education, livelihood and labour, sexuality and marriage.